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Opinion: Labour’s well-oiled political machine won’t be enoughOpinion: Labour’s well-oiled political machine won’t be enough
  • Opinion

Opinion: Labour’s well-oiled political machine won’t be enough

With the Court of Appeals' decision to overturn prison sentences for the Labour Party's fraudulent bookkeeping, talk has returned to…

9 years ago
Liberals need to think differently to make gains from second placeLiberals need to think differently to make gains from second place
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Liberals need to think differently to make gains from second place

The Liberal Movement are securely the second-most popular party in Lithuania after the Social Democrats, according to opinion polls, but…

9 years ago
Why Europe won’t protect its bordersWhy Europe won’t protect its borders
  • European Union

Why Europe won’t protect its borders

The refugee crisis has uncovered a major flaw in the European Union's (EU) policy of free movement of people: porous…

9 years ago
Political scientists: Interior minister overreactedPolitical scientists: Interior minister overreacted
  • Politics

Political scientists: Interior minister overreacted

Political scientists say that Saulius Skvernelis, Lithuania's Interior Minister delegated by the party Order and Justice, overreacted when announcing his…

9 years ago
Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rightsLithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights

Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people…

9 years ago
Lithuanian political scientist: politicians desperate to see change in Belarus but there just isn’t anyLithuanian political scientist: politicians desperate to see change in Belarus but there just isn’t any
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Lithuanian political scientist: politicians desperate to see change in Belarus but there just isn’t any

The recent presidential election in Belarus secured presidency for Alexander Lukashenko for the fifth term. Prior to the vote, the…

9 years ago
Lithuanian political scientist: Russia is winning war against USLithuanian political scientist: Russia is winning war against US
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian political scientist: Russia is winning war against US

The world is back in the Cold War situation, when governments' official line stresses the need to talk, while in…

9 years ago
Girnius: With Russia in Syria, danger to Baltic states is goneGirnius: With Russia in Syria, danger to Baltic states is gone
  • Defence

Girnius: With Russia in Syria, danger to Baltic states is gone

Kęstutis Girnius, associate professor at Vilnius University's Institute of International Relations and Political Science, says Russia's intervention in Syria means…

9 years ago
Opinion: Managing refugee crisis and main risksOpinion: Managing refugee crisis and main risks
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Opinion: Managing refugee crisis and main risks

Discussions about the refugee crisis and how to solve it has moved from the European Union to the United Nations…

9 years ago
Putin’s UN speech means Russia is back in the gamePutin’s UN speech means Russia is back in the game
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Putin’s UN speech means Russia is back in the game

Vladimir Putin is back in the international arena. That is the significance of the Russian president's speech at the United…

9 years ago
Opinion: Refugees, Germany and weOpinion: Refugees, Germany and we
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Opinion: Refugees, Germany and we

The current rush of refugees is arguably the greatest challenge for the European Union throughout its history. One should hope…

10 years ago

One of the most important Central Europe’s political science events returns to Vilnius

Lithuanian Political Science Association in cooperation with Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) is organising the 20th CEPSA conference on…

10 years ago
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Opinion: Refugees are bigger problem than Russian invasion

On 14 September, Europe's justice and interior affairs ministers will convene in Brussels to agree on tangible measures to solve…

10 years ago
Lithuania and Israel hold bilateral consultation on Eastern European partnershipLithuania and Israel hold bilateral consultation on Eastern European partnership
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Lithuania and Israel hold bilateral consultation on Eastern European partnership

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, bilateral discussion and consultation on Eastern European partnership between Lithuanian and Israeli experts will be held…

10 years ago
Opinion: Is the West really about to betray Lithuania or Ukraine?Opinion: Is the West really about to betray Lithuania or Ukraine?
  • Opinion

Opinion: Is the West really about to betray Lithuania or Ukraine?

Last Tuesday, NATO decided to reduce the number of fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian political scientists divided on NATO’s Baltic air policing mission downsize

NATO's leadership decided to downsize the Baltic air policing mission in order to make rational use of resources, but Lithuania…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Why Lithuania is bound to be pro-American

There was a time right after World War Two when Lithuanians believed that the United States of America would swoop…

10 years ago
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Georgia’s Saakashvili: Baltics will be Russia’s next target

The Baltic states will be Russia's next target after Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to test NATO, Mikheil…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: A new test from Russia

A couple of days ago, on 10 July, news came that two new border signs sprang up in Georgia, declaring…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuanian political scientist says Greece will find it difficult to win allies in Europe

Lithuanian political scientist Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University, says that…

10 years ago